Bulbus Brown 1839 (moon snail)

Gastropoda - Caenogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Synonym: Acrybia Adams and Adams 1853

Parent taxon: Polinicinae according to G. Pastorino 2005

See also Kabat 1991, Majima 1989, Marincovich 1977 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Calinaticina, Cepatia, Choristes, Conuber, Euspira, Falsilunatia, Kerguelenatica, Mammilla, Neverita, Payraudeautia, Pliconacca, Polinices, Poliniciella, Sigaticus, Uberella

Subtaxa: Bulbus carcellesi Bulbus fragilis Bulbus smithii

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Type: Bulbus smithii

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador collection), the Netherlands (2)

• Miocene of Argentina (1), Japan (1), United States (1: Alaska)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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